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Get started5 Harrold Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrold, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7DA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £155,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
5 Harrold Place's carbon output is low for the local stock.
5 Harrold Place has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Harrold Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,925
Street avg £2,276
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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30 June 2021Most recent
£155,000
-3.1%over 2 years25 July 2018
£160,000
+18.5%over 9 months27 October 2017
£135,000
+12.5%over 9 years19 June 2008
£120,000
+6.2%over 2 years17 January 2006
£113,000
+182.9%over 8 years28 November 1997
£39,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7DA: £165,000 (2025–2021).
7 Harrold Place High Street Harrold Bedford
Sold Mar 2025
11 Harrold Place High Street Harrold Bedford
Sold Mar 2024
12 Harrold Place High Street Harrold Bedford
Sold Mar 2023
4 Harrold Place High Street Harrold Bedford
Sold Nov 2021
13 Harrold Place High Street Harrold Bedford
Sold Aug 2021
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
MK43 7PT
The Magpie — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Harrold Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Very low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
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